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Described originally from plants collected on dead trees in 

 Jamaica as follows : 



" B. acaulis, submembranaceus fasciatus griseo-albidus villosus, 

 poris difformibus dentatis." 



In his later work Swartz largely supplements the above descrip- 

 tion. Fries probably did not see the plant until after 182 1. 

 Resupinate Cuban forms were determined by Berkeley as Poly- 

 porus cavernulosus Berk. (Hook. Jour. Bot. 8: 235. 1856), 

 first described from Brazil, while semi-resupinate and pileate forms 

 from tropical America and the Gulf States have long been known 

 as Polyporus versatilis Berk. (Lond. Jour. Bot. 1: 150. 1842), 

 described originally from Cuming's collections in the Philippines. 



This species is fairly common in the West Indies and Central 

 America, and has been collected in quantity by Langlois in Louisi- 

 ana. It appears to grow equally well on deciduous and coniferous 

 wood, and varies much in appearance, consistency and size of pores, 

 on all hosts. 



Louisiana, Langlois; Florida, Calkins; Jamaica, Baric Jjo ; 

 Cuba, Baric & Murrill 169, 2<pj, 550, jp<S, 626 ; Nicaragua, 

 Smith, Shimck. 



3. Funalia cladotricha (B. & C.) 



Polyporus cladotrichus B. & C. Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 10 : 309. 1868. 



Collected by Wright on dead wood in Cuba and thus described : 



" Pileo dimidiato vel e decurrente reflexo strigoso brunneo ; 



poris mediis angulatis, dissepimentis rigidis demum laceratis 



dentatis." 



" Pileus 2—3 inches broad, 1-2 inches long ; pores Jg- inch in 

 diameter, 2 lines deep. The pileus has a spongy strigose coating, 

 but not consisting of decumbent fibres as in the last (P. trichomal- 

 lus). P. cndothrix Berk., from the river Amazon, has much small- 

 ler pores." 



Species inouirendae 



Polyporus Lindhcimcri B. & C. Grevillea I : 50. 1872. De- 

 scribed from plants collected by Lindheimer on Laurus Sassafras 

 in Texas as follows : 



" Pileus 1^ inch wide, i long, often laterally confluent, dirty 

 white, tinged with ash-color, floccose, here and there slightly stri- 

 gose ; hymenium cinereous; pores T ^ inch wide, angular." 



